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Our Workplace: Employment crucial to Liberia’s recovery


In this edition of Our Workplace, ILO Communications Director Zohreh Tabatabai meets with Samuel Woods, human rights lawyer and Minister of Labour in Liberia. When fourteen years of conflict came to an end in 2003, 85 per cent of the country’s working people were unemployed. A self-described “incurable optimist”, Mr. Woods is pushing ahead with [...]

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Interview Tips: Share a conflict resolution. A BAD answer / example.

A man, interviewing for a Controller position, answers the common interview question: Tell me about a recent conflict you’ve encountered and how you’ve handled it. This is an example of a BAD way to answer this question. Describe the conflict objectively, and be careful about placing blame and accepting none. Give specific examples of how [...]

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Interview Tips: Share a conflict resolution. An UGLY answer / example.

A man, interviewing for a Controller position, answers the common interview question: Tell me about a recent conflict you’ve encountered and how you’ve handled it. This is an example of an UGLY way to answer this question. Describe the conflict objectively, and be careful about placing blame and accepting none. Give specific examples of how [...]

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Interview Tips: Share a conflict resolution. A GOOD answer / example.

A man, interviewing for a Controller position, answers the common interview question: Tell me about a recent conflict you’ve encountered and how you’ve handled it. This is an example of a GOOD way to answer this question. Describe the conflict objectively, and be careful about placing blame and accepting none. Give specific examples of how [...]

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Workplace Mediation and Tips for Resolving Conflict

Dee Knapp, President of Accord & Collaboration, a mediation, consulting and training firm in Seattle, Washington shares tips on how to have a productive conversation when you are having difficulty with someone at work. Duration : 0:1:39 Recommended ReadingConflict in Workplace: Your Good People QuitDiversity. What does it Really Mean?What do you think you’re worth?How [...]

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Workplace Conflict? Mediation nationwide

Internal conflict and contract disputes can destroy productivity and profits. Mediation can resolve the conflict, saving you time, money and stress! Duration : 0:0:31 Recommended ReadingConflict in Workplace: Your Good People QuitDiversity. What does it Really Mean?What do you think you’re worth?How to Handle Backstabbers at Work: five keys to manage their bad behaviorThe Complete [...]

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